Kawakami川上村

Kawakami-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 4,344 (2020 census), area 209.61 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

川上村

Reading

Kawakami-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Minamisaku District 南佐久郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,344 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 4,607

Area

209.61 km²

Density

21 people per km²

Households

1,257

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

27.5%

Foreign residents

825 (19.0%)

Code

20304 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kawakami.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kawakami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ueno Village上野村(Gunma)
• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Kofu City甲府市(Yamanashi)
• Yamanashi City山梨市(Yamanashi)
• Hokuto City北杜市(Yamanashi)
• Minamimaki Village南牧村
• Minamiaiki Village南相木村

Questions about Kawakami

Is Kawakami a city, a town, or a village?

Kawakami (川上村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Minamisaku District (南佐久郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawakami?

Kawakami is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kawakami?

4,344 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 4,607 in 2015. The area is 209.61 km², which is 21 people per km². 1,257 households. 27.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawakami?

Seven: Ueno Village (上野村) in Gunma, Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, Kofu City (甲府市) in Yamanashi, Yamanashi City (山梨市) in Yamanashi, Hokuto City (北杜市) in Yamanashi, Minamimaki Village (南牧村), and Minamiaiki Village (南相木村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawakami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawakami written in Japanese?

川上村, read Kawakami-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kawakami begin?

長野県南佐久郡川上村… (Nagano-ken, Minamisaku-gun, Kawakami-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.